Name:  ____________________________________________________________ 

4‐H Club: ___________________________________________________________ 

4‐H Leader: _________________________________________________________  

Age as of Jan. 1st:______.  My favorite thing about my rabbit project is:  ________ 

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Michigan State University Extension programs and materials are open to all without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, gender 

identity, religion, age, height, weight, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, marital status, family status or veteran status. 

Objectives of the 4-H Cloverbud Rabbit Project

1. To gain experience caring for rabbits. 2. To explore rabbit breeds and feeds. 3. To participate in group activities within your 4-H club. NOTE:

・・Cloverbud projects are for the child to explore and discover project

areas.

・・Cloverbud projects are not to be judged or placed in any 4-H activity.

・・Cloverbuds will participate in rabbit showmanship in the Cloverbud

class.

・・The responsibility of animal ownership should not lie solely with the

child, but with the parents also.

・・Safety of the child should be the primary concern of the Cloverbud

project.

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Cloverbud Rabbit Project Summary

1. Please check what you or your family have: _____ doe(s) _____ buck(s) _____ kindled litters (babies) 2. Number of 4-H meetings that I attended:___________________. 3. What breed is your rabbit?______________________________. 4. What sex is your rabbit?________________________________.

5. What variety is your rabbit?_____________________________.

Draw a Picture of Your Rabbit

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Project Story

With the help of your leader, teen leader, parent or adult helper answer the following questions about your project.

1. The most important thing I learned was: ______________________________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ______________________________________________________________

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2. Things I want to learn more about are: ______________________________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ______________________________________________________________

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Parts of a Rabbit

Drawing a line to match the parts of a rabbit with the parts listed below.

Leg

Tail Eye Cheek Belly

Shoulder

Ears

Dewlap Flank

Loin

Hip Rump

Rib

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Housing

1. What type of housing do you use? (Check all that you use.)

Wood

Wood and Wire

Wire Cage

Other ___________________

Feeding

1. What kind of food do you use? (Check all that you feed.)

2. When do you feed your rabbit(s): (Check all that apply.)

Morning

Noon

Afternoon

Evening

Other ______________________

3. The most important item to give your rabbit is:__________________

Carrots

Apples

Hay

Other _______________

Pellets

Fresh Water

Grass

Other Grains

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CIRCLE What rabbits should eat SQUARE What people should eat

HINT: Some should have BOTH

Do you know? What one of the above is most important to both people and rabbits?

_____________

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Rabbit Equipment

Match the rabbit equipment with the pictures. HINT: Not all words will be used.

A. Hutch B. Nest Box

C. Waterer D. Feeder

E. Carrying Box F. Tattoo Box

G. Cage H. Box

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English Lop

Netherland Dwarf

New Zealand

Dutch

French Angora

Belgian Hare

Rex

Polish

Rabbit Breeds

Identify the breeds of rabbits by drawing a line to match the pictures below with the correct breed name.

Do you know? The largest rabbit breed is the ______________ _______________. The smallest rabbit breed is the _____________ _______________.

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Rabbit Word Scamble

With the help of your leader, teen leader, parent or adult helper,

unscramble the 10 breeds of rabbits listed below.

1. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ U C H T D 2. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ E L F S I H M A N T I G 3. ___ ___ ___ X R E 4. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ N C A L A I I R O F N 5. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ G I N E B L A R A H E 6. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ E H N R F C G R A A N O 7. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ H O L S I P 8. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T H N A D L R E N E W F A R D 9. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ W N E D A L Z E A N 10. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ G L H S N E I P L O

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Belgian Hare

Californian

Dutch

English Lop

Flemish Giant

French Angora

Netherland Dwarf

New Zealand

Polish

Rex

Rabbit Glossary

Word Search

U K X Y J R W W H Z H B P R G

T O I D E R A B B I T C A Y Q

B R I T B K F M L T E K L Y G

Q P T U R P C T A S D J W T F

H I N A E Q T U J E Q V E A W

L N C R E W K A B N S J D K J

Y K Y W D L Z T T Z R P Q E D

G K H A I S R B W T E F E V X

G N I S R U N R L D O K K K P

B M I O J J S R I C H O V S Y

B V D N Q K A G H D C O C W U

B W X Z A S R D O E L S G J S

T T X B W E C E M G I T M H A

E S J C E N W H C T U H I T H

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BUCK

BUNNY

DEWLAP

DOE

HUTCH

KIT

LITTER

NEST

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PEDIGREE

RABBIT

TATTOO

WEANING

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A photo of each project animal is to be attached to this page.

Photos

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